Avery Ash, CEO of Securing America’s Future Energy, or SAFE, emphasized the rules were established solely for reasons of national security, and are not concerned with national economic competitiveness. SAFE is a nonprofit think tank that advocates and lobbies for policies that reduce the US dependence on oil; it sees connected, autonomous EVs as an […]
Axios | Why Trump’s minerals push could help low-carbon transition
The big picture: Trump officials’ minerals initiatives are “motivated first and foremost by national defense and economic security,” emphasizes Abigail Hunter, who heads the minerals program at the nonprofit Securing America’s Future Energy. But she adds: “This week’s progress on insulating the downstream from supply shocks and bringing partner nations together will have implications for all […]
Axios | Why Trump’s minerals push could help low-carbon transition
President Trump’s multi-front push to shore up critical minerals could pay long-term dividends for low-carbon U.S. industries — though it’s hardly the intent. Why it matters: Cleantech industries — like batteries, renewables manufacturing, advanced grid systems and others — need secure access to raw and processed materials. … The big picture: Trump officials’ minerals initiatives […]
E&E News | White House entices allies with critical minerals plan
Abigail Hunter, executive director of the SAFE Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, said that given the long timelines and capital expenditure required to develop mines and processing facilities, international diplomacy must be a “cornerstone” of minerals efforts. Hunter said the summit exemplified the Trump administration’s approach on critical minerals: prioritizing supply chains for American companies, […]
CNN | Saudi Arabia says it has $2.5 trillion in mineral reserves. That could make it a key player in the race for rare earths
Minerals are back in the news, with President Donald Trump announcing on Wednesday that he’d reached an agreement on a possible deal on Greenland that would include rights to rare earth minerals. Critical and rare earth minerals underpin technologies propelling the clean energy transition, AI and advanced military hardware, among others, and their production is […]
